Baby Boy Names that Start with L

From Lachlan to Lyton and everything in between, hundreds of baby boy names starting with the letter L along with the meanings and origin of each name.

Baby Naming Tip – If you have a last name that’s difficult to pronounce or spell, you may want to consider a more common first name (or a more unusual first name of you have a common last name like Smith) as you choose among different baby boy names.

Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting with L in 2018

First we’ll start with the most
popular baby boy names from 2018. They were:

Rank

Name

1

Liam

2

Lucas

3

Logan

4

Luke

5

Levi

6

Lincoln

7

Leo

8

Landon

9

Leonardo

10

Luca

11

Luis

12

Lorenzo

13

Legend

14

Lukas

15

Leon

16

Louis

17

Lane

18

Luka

19

Leonel

20

Lennox

Liam was the most popular baby boy name starting with L in 2018. This should come as no surprise as Liam has been the most common baby boy name starting with L as far back as 2009. What a run!

Here’s how the top three names have looked over the past
decade:

2018’s Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With L

Liam wasn’t just popular for L boy names in 2018. Overall it
was the number 1 most popular name among all baby boy names in 2018. Here’s how
it looked when compared to all baby boys born in 2018.

Names About As Popular as Liam

Just for fun, let’s take a look at the most popular baby boy
names beginning with L throughout history.

Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With L

Now let’s look into what boy’s names lost and gained
popularity in 2018, again only for names starting with L.

2018 Trending Boy Names Starting With L

As you can see, Lyndon fell out of favor by 15 slots and Louie was the smallest gainer in 2018, gaining only 3 spots.

Unique Baby Boy Names Starting With L

While it’s fun to see what lots of other people are naming
their babies, many people prefer to find baby names that are more uncommon. To
that end, below is the some of the more unique baby boy names starting with L.

Rank

Name

1

Leif

2

Lamar

3

Linkin

4

Legacy

5

Lev

6

Laith

7

Lucien

8

Link

9

Lazarus

10

Linus

11

Levon

12

Lathan

13

Leeland

14

Lucius

15

Lyam

16

Loki

17

Lloyd

18

Leopold

19

Luther

20

Lenox

Overall, Leif was the 1008th most popular boy
name in 2018 with 204 babies. That means there were 97x more Liams than Leifs
last year. That makes it a very unique name!

If you don’t have your name in mind yet, don’t worry! Below we
present a list of literally every baby boy name starting with L, the name’s
meaning and origin. Good luck and have a wonderful day.

Including Top Baby Boy Names and Unique Baby Boy Names Beginning with L

Laban through Lalit

LabanHebrew — White.

LabelHebrew — lion

LaborcHungarian — brave panther

LachlanScottish Gaelic — From the land of the lochs.

LacyOld French — Lace.

LaddEnglish — A page or attendant.

LadislavSlavonic — A glorious ruler, or glorious power. Also see Vladislav.

LadomarHungarian — trapper

LaeLaos — dark

LaertesGreek — A legendary figure.

LafayetteFrench — Faith.

Lafeu — From Shakespeare’s play All’s Well that Ends Well.

LaiSanskrit — The beloved one.

LaibrookOld English — The path by the brook.

LaidleyOld English — From the water meadow.

LairdScottish Gaelic — Head of household.

LakotaNative American — friend

LakshmanSanskrit — Auspicious.

LakshyaHindu — target

LalitHindu

Lam through Lann

LamVietnamese — full understanding; knowledge

Lamanhappy, content

LamarTeutonic — Famous around the land.

LambertTeutonic — From the bright or famous land.

LambertoLatin — wealthy in land, brilliant

LamechHebrew — Strong or powerful.

LamontOld Norse/French — Old Norse: A lawyer. French: The mount.

LanceOld French — A lance bearer. Also see Lancelot.

LancelotOld French/Old English — A spear or lance attendant. The most famous of king Arthur’s knights.

LanderMiddle English, Greek — property owner; lion man

LandersOld French — A launderer.

LandonOld English — From the long hill.

LaneOld English — From the narrow road. A boy or girl’s name.

LangTeutonic — A tall man.

LangfordOld English — From the long ford.

LangleyOld English — From the long meadow.

LangstonOld English — The farm of the tall man.

LangworthOld English — From the long enclosure.

LaniPolynesian — The sky. A boy or girl’s name.

LannCeltic — A sword.

Lanny through Launcelot

LannyOld English — From the rocky land.

LantosHungarian — lute player

LanyonCornish — A cold pool or lake.

LaoghaireIrish — calf herder, a shepard

LarisLatin — Cheerful.

LarrieLatin — From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. Nickname of Laurence.

LarryLatin — From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. Nickname of Laurence.

LarsScandinavian — Scandinavian form of Laurence. From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.

LarsonScandinavian — The son of Lars. From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. Also see Laurence.

Lartius — From Shakespeare’s play Coriolanus.

LascellesOld French — The hermitage or cell.

LasseFinnish — Finnish form of Laurence.

LaszloHungarian — Hungarian form of Ladislav. A glorious ruler, or glorious power.

LathamOld Norse — A division.

LatifArabic — Kind and gentle.

LatimerOld French — An interpreter or teacher.

LauchlanScottish Gaelic — From the land of the lochs.

LaughlinScottish Gaelic — From the land of the lochs.

LaunceOld French — A lance bearer. Also see Lancelot.

LauncelotOld French/Old English — A spear or lance attendant.

Laurence through Lee

LaurenceLatin — From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.

LaurieLatin — From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.

Lavache — From Shakespeare’s play All’s Well that Ends Well.

LawfordOld English — From the ford by the hill.

LawlerIrish Gaelic — The mumbler, the soft-spoken one.

LawleyOld English — From the meadow on the hill.

LawranceLatin — From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.

LawrenceLatin — From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.

LawsonOld English — The son of Lawrence or Laurence. From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.

LawtonOld English — From the town on the hill.

LaxmanSanskrit — Auspicious.

LaylandGreek — Protector of men. From the name Alexander, but also an independent name.

LaytonOld English — The dweller at the farm by the meadow.

LazarusHebrew — God is my help. The man who Jesus raised from the dead in the Bible.

LealOld English — Loyal and true.

LeanderGreek — The lion man. The name of a hero in Greek legend. Also see Leo, Leonard and Lionel.

LearTeutonic — Joyful, or from the sea.

LeBeau — From Shakespeare’s play As You Like It.

LechPolish — The name of the legendary founder of Poland.

LeeOld English — A meadow or clearing. A boy or girl’s name.

Lehel through Leonidas

LehelHungarian — breathes

LeifOld Norse — Beloved, or a descendant, an heir.

LeighOld English — A meadow or clearing. A boy or girl’s name.

LeightonOld English — The dweller at the farm by the meadow.

LeithScottish Gaelic — A broad river. A Scottish placename.

LelHungarian — bugler

LelandOld English — From the meadowland.

LemuelHebrew — Devoted to God.

LenScottish Gaelic — From a Scottish district and a surname. From the name Lennox, Leonard, etc. Len is sometimes used as an independent name.

LennieScottish Gaelic — From a Scottish district and a surname. From the name Lennox, Leonard, etc. Lennie is sometimes used as an independent name.

LennonIrish Gaelic — A little cape or cloak.

LennoxScottish Gaelic — From a Scottish district and a surname.

LennyScottish Gaelic — From a Scottish district and a surname. From the name Lennox, Leonard, etc. Lenny is sometimes used as an independent name.

LensarEnglish — with his parents

LeoLatin — A lion, lion-hearted. Also see Leander, Leonard, Leopold and Lionel.

LeonLatin — A lion, lion-hearted. Also see Leander, Leonard, Leopold and Lionel.

LeonardGermanic — As brave as a lion. Also see Leander, Lionel and Leo.

LeonardoItalian/Portuguese/Spanish — As brave as a lion. Also see Leander, Lionel and Leo.

Leonato — From Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing.

LeonidasGreek — one who is bold as a lion

Leonine through Lex

Leonine — From Shakespeare’s play Pericles.

Leontes — A character in William Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale.

LeopoldTeutonic — Brave for the people, patriotic. The name of kings of Belgium and bohemia.

LeronArabic — the song is mine

LeroyFrench — The king. Also see Elroy.

LeshemHebrew — precious stone

LesleyScottish Gaelic — From an ancient surname. A boy or girl’s name.

LeslieScottish Gaelic — Meadowlands.

LestaRussian — Lestie

LesterOld English — From the place name Leicester, meaning a Roman site or fort.

LevRussian — A lion, lion-hearted. Also see Leander, Leonard, Leopold and Lionel.

LeventTurkish

LeventeHungarian — being

LeverettOld French — A young hare.

LevertonOld English — From the farm of the rushes.

LeviHebrew — United.

LevinLatin — A lion, lion-hearted. Also see Leander, Leonard, Leopold and Lionel.

LewieTeutonic — A famous warrior. From the name Aloysius, Lewis and Louis.

Lewis — An English variation of Louis. Also an anglicised form of the Welsh name Llewellyn.

LexGreek — Protector of men. From the name Alexander, but also an independent name.

Leyman through Lipet

LeymanOld English — A man from the meadow or valley.

LiChinese — Strength.

LiallOld French — From the island.

LiamIrish Gaelic — Determined guardian.

LiefOld Norse — Beloved, or a descendant, an heir.

LincolnOld English — The settlement at the lake or pool.

LindOld English — From the hill of the Lime trees.

LindanOld English — From the hill of the Lime trees.

LindbergTeutonic — The hill of the Lime trees.

LindellOld English — From the valley of Lime trees.

LindenOld English — From the hill of the Lime trees.

LindleyOld English — From the Lime tree meadow. A boy or girl’s name.

LindsayScottish — From an old Scottish clan surname.

LinfordOld English — From the Lime tree ford.

LinleyOld English — From the field of Flax. A boy or girl’s name.

LintonOld English — From the Flax farm or enclosure.

LinusGreek — Flaxen-haired.

LinwoodOld English — stream forest

LionelOld French — A young lion. Also see Leander, Leo and Leonard.

LipetHungarian — brave

Lisle through Longaville

LisleFrench — From the island.

LittonOld English — From the place on the river.

LivingstonOld English — A dear friend’s place.

LjlukaSanskrit — An owl.

LlewellynWelsh — Lion-like, a leader or ruler.

Llfryn — An unusual Welsh name.

LloydWelsh — Grey-haired.

LobsangTibetan/Sherpa — The kind-. Hearted one.

LochScottish Gaelic — A lake.

LockeOld English — From the stronghold.

LockwoodOld English — From the enclosed wood.

Lodovico — From Shakespeare’s play Othello.

LoganScottish Gaelic — Small cove.

LokeshHindu

LomanIrish Gaelic — Enlightened. The name of several early Irish saints.

LombardLatin — Long-bearded.

LomeEnglish/Scottish — From a placename in Scotland. Also see Laurence.

Lon — From the name the names Alphonso and Laurence.

LondonEnglish — fierce ruler of the world

Longaville — From Shakespeare’s play Love’s Labour Lost.

Lonnie through Lowell

Lonnie — Handsome one.

LorandHungarian — brave warrior

LorantHungarian — A form of Roland.

LorenLatin — From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. A boy or girl’s name.

LorenzGerman — From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.

LorenzoItalian — From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.

LorimerOld French — A harness and spur-maker.

LorinLatin — From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.

LorincHungarian — Laurentian

LoringTeutonic — A man from Lorraine, a former French province (now part of Alsace-Lorraine).

LorneCeltic — of Lorne

LothairTeutonic/Old French — Tuetonic: A famous warrior. Old French: A lute player.

LotharGerman — A famous warrior.

LotharioItalian — A famous warrior.

LoughlinScottish Gaelic — From the land of the lochs.

LouisTeutonic — A famous warrior. A name borne by sixteen French kings. Also see Lewis.

LovelOld French — A little wolf.

LovellOld French — A little wolf.

LowanAboriginal — A mallee fowl. A boy or girl’s name.

LowellOld French — A little wolf.

Loxley through Lundy

LoxleyOld English — The place of a lock of hair.

LoyalOld French — True, faithful.

LucFrench — A man from Lucania.

LucasGreek — A man from Lucania.

Lucentio — From Shakespeare’s play Taming of the Shrew.

LucianLatin — Person of Light. A boy or girl’s name.

LuciliusLatin — Light. Also see Luke.

LucioItalian/Spanish — Light. Also see Luke.

Lucius — From Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Timon of Athens and Titus Andronicus.

LucretiusLatin — Gain. An early Roman poet.

Lucullus — From Shakespeare’s play Timon of Athens.

LudlowOld English — From the prince’s hill.

LudovicScottish — An English variation of Louis.

LudvigScandinavian — A famous warrior.

LudwigGerman — A famous warrior.

LudwikPolish — A famous warrior.

LuigiItalian — A famous warrior.

LuisPortuguese/Spanish — A famous warrior.

LukeGreek — A man from Lucania. One of Christ’s apostles, and the author of the third book of the New Testament. Also see Lucian.

LundyFrench — Born on Monday. Also the name of an island off the coast of England.

Lunt through Lytton

LuntOld Norse — From the sacred wood.

LutherTeutonic/Old French — Tuetonic: A famous warrior. Old French: A lute player.

LuzioItalian — Light. Also see Luke.

LykaiosGreek — wolfish, of a wolf, wolf-like

LyleOld French — From the island.

LymanOld English — A man from the meadow or valley.

Lymoges — From Shakespeare’s play King John.

LynWelsh — Good looking. A boy or girl’s name.

LyndellOld English — From the valley of Lime trees.

LyndonOld English — From the hill of the Lime trees.

LynnOld English/Welsh — Old English: A waterfall. Welsh: Good looking. A boy or girl’s name.